On Fri, 04 Jun 1999, Jon Pennington wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:08:34 +0200, Hubert Mantel wrote:
On Thu, Jun 03, Jeff Lasman wrote:
One think I can't do, though, is buy a package that calls itself Linux and yet changes the kernel code. My understanding is that we've all agreeed that only Linus does that, except for experimental code and to add support.
Where did you get this understanding from?
Can you point me to any distribution that uses the stock kernel?
Umm, actually Debian and Slackware, in my experience, both use the stock kernel.
And both distros are great. Love the Slack. Second favourite...
And if you don't trust us, feel free to install the original kernel from Linus. It's on the CDs. It's your choice.
I actually wouldn't recommend doing this. Why would you want to step backwards?
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